baxtus Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Found this link on the Squeezebox forum. For your amazement! http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10834 Wow! Baxtus Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Holy schnikes! I've never seen anything like it in my life! Thanks for the link. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
tfarney Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Aaaaa...just keep one eye on Audiogon, you'll be able to pick it all up used when he upgrades next year. Tim I confess. I\'m an audiophool. Link to comment
xvimbi Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Yeah, but the chandelier is awful! Seriously, though, this guy is spending around $500K on gear and has no room treatment whatsoever (as far as I can tell, anyway). It is amazing how many 'audiophiles' neglect this aspect. It's a pity; it might have sounded nice actually. Best - MM Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Agreed. If only someone produced nice looking, solid, expensive, etc... room treatments people everywhere would be buying them left and right. :-) Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
xvimbi Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 It think the "problem" with room treatment is that there are no cables running to the traps, panels or the floor. Just attaching some old useless tubes and adding fake $1,000/meter cables would do the trick Hmmmm, business idea... Hyper-warping bass traps with coaxial, quantum-purified silver USB connectors, controlled by 128-bit inertial noise-dampers and parallel anti-vibration reclocker: only $9,999 (with Ming-Dynasty silk screens: only $19,999) Best - MM PS: Sorry, too much Espresso... Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I love it. It's always nice to poke fun at our hobby once in a while. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
tfarney Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 This system requires no room treatment. The moment it is cranked it will blow all hard, reflecting surfaces into the neighbor's yard. Tim I confess. I\'m an audiophool. Link to comment
TimH Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Good call Tim, my initial thought exactly. First time the needle drops on his turntable, POOF!, house is gone. At the risk of showing my complete non-audiophileness here, what is the purpose/functionality of the horn enclosures that now take up most of his back yard? Other than the obvious pretentiousness of it all. Seems to me to be a lot of cubic feet for sound to bounce around in. Also, one fallen tree branch could be a problem. TheOtherTim Link to comment
tfarney Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I'm sure I couldn't guess why the horns need to extend into the backyard. Football fields are filled with sound without such long, manly, concrete-rooted horns. Tim I confess. I\'m an audiophool. Link to comment
markr Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 length should have been calculated to contain the correct volume of air to directly produce the lowest frequency or frequencies that were desired to be correctly and ""effortlessly"" (sic) produced. They also double nicely in combination as a blow drier..... note the guy's long hair... Seriously, and approximately, speaking - the longer it takes for the horn to flare from the throat - where the driver is (or drivers in this case)- to the mouth (the openings in the house - geez -), the deeper the frequencies will be that emanate from it. So those are the 'subs'. Manly indeed in an outrageous 'flaming' sort of way. I'm pretty sure that this guy is going to attempt to communicate with elephants and submarines. markr Link to comment
Innertuber Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 If I installed those I might as well tell my wife I never intend to have sex again. I'd be living inside the throat eating Checkerburgers the rest of my life. Link to comment
tfarney Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Married people have sex? Tim I confess. I\'m an audiophool. Link to comment
markr Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 ... if their horns are the right size, Tim...... markr Link to comment
Innertuber Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Heh, Right, big horns and small volume openings seem to provide the best extension providing they don't bottom out. Link to comment
tfarney Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 This one is going down hill rapidly. I take full responsibility for that. You're welcome. Tim I confess. I\'m an audiophool. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
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